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Dave Calder

@ldsfn.bsky.social
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Candidate for Utah House District 11 Posts about Utah, Science, Democracy and other things of interest USAF Veteran Occasional photos Deseret Magazine: “Dave — who looks like the quintessential vacationing dad”

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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 2h
I don’t think it’s in Utah’s interest to be king of AI slop.
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9.6 gigawatts of power for Al data centers on
9,000 acres of public land will require a lot of water to cool, not counting what is needed for 456 small nuclear reactors. Then there are the questions we have about the reactors. As Utahns, we need to take a step back to make sure this sort of growth fits with Utah priorities for its future and not have this forced on us by an administration known to cut corners.
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NPR @npr.org · 17h
Valar Atomics wants to place over 450 reactors on more than 9,500 acres in Utah to power a huge data center project. n.pr/4hV4pSZ
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A startup wants to build a massive nuclear-powered data center on public land in Utah
Valar Atomics wants to place over 450 reactors on more than 9,500 acres in Utah to power a huge data center project.
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Politico @politico.com · 7h
A bill meant to curb energy price increases associated with data centers was blocked on the Senate floor, effectively killing the chance for Congress to act on a controversial election issue ahead of the midterms
politico.com
Democrats block data center power legislation
A resounding bipartisan House vote was not enough to get Senate Democrats on board with the Ratepayer Protection Act.
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 8h
GOP continues to try to disenfranchise voters who don’t usually vote for them.
In lawsuits, GOP officials have argued state laws and other rules permitting voting by never-resided citizens violate state constitutions. They also have claimed in court filings that these U.S. citizens are disproportionately registered as non-Republican voters and allowing them to cast ballots hurts GOP chances of winning elections.
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 8h
The US needs to quickly get to the bottom of this.
military.com
US Veterans Including Former Navy Seals Are Training Russians to Fight in Ukraine: Report
Veterans including Navy SEALs have been recruited to train Russian soldiers and citizens, according to reports, as the war wages on 4 1/2 years later.
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 18h
What kleptocracy looks like.
Investigation ties
Forest Service leader Michael Boren to $1M
Idaho wildfire
By Nicole Blanchard
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 28, 2026 7:12
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Are you now or have you ever been an Atlanta Hawk fan.
Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., making a fool of himself by accusing former special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday of committing perjury when he denied having attended a basketball game in Atlanta.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 30/09/2026
The VA lost about 700 social workers and 500 psychologists and psychiatrists over the course of 2025 — a significant change for an agency that was adding mental health staffers nearly every month leading up to Trump’s return to office. (Published March)
propublica.org
Veterans Who Depend on Mental Health Care Keep Losing Their Therapists Under Trump
Hundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff “at a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as ...
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RNS @rns.org · 29/09/2026
Prosecutors said Word of Faith Fellowship leader Brooke Covington led a group of church members in 2013 who choked and beat a young man for two hours while they prayed to expel “homosexual demons.”
religionnews.com
Word of Faith religious group leader gets probation in assault case in North Carolina
Prosecutors said Word of Faith Fellowship leader Brooke Covington led a group of church members in 2013 who choked and beat a young man for two hours while they prayed to expel “homosexual demons.”
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 29/09/2026
A group called Family Watch International has been investigated for connections to anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in Uganda, Kenya and Ghana — including Uganda's "Kill The Gays" law. Its president and board member, Raw Story found, just donated to Andy Biggs' Arizona governor's race.
bit.ly
Accused hate group leader cozy with 'kill the gays' activists sent cash to GOP congressman
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), who is running for governor of Arizona, took donations from leaders of an accused anti-LGBTQ+ hate group for which he formerly served as a board member, according to recent state election filings.The Biggs for Arizona campaign took in $3,000 on April 15 from Sharon Slater, pr...
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
No honor among dishonest bigots 😆
Nick shirley commenting on Trevor Lee’s sweatshirt 

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Bro was wearing a knockoff makes sense he got caught for fraud...
Real ones here
shop.antifraudclub.com
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A “How to” course apparently.
Lee
@VoteTrevorLee
Thanks @nickshirleyy for hoodie.
We're cleaning up the fraud in Utah

Photo of Trevor Lee in a hoodie that states: 
Quality
Learning Center 
1-800-FRAUD
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Of course Mike Lee did
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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 29/09/2026
So. Much. Cope.
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We are fortunate we can do this.
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I may just work from home this week - not enjoying this $5/ gallon crap. That work for you?

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Works for me
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10/11 News @1011now.com · 29/09/2026
Man on Utah’s death row for decades ordered released on bail after DNA tests show no match to him
1011now.com
Man on Utah’s death row for decades ordered released on bail after DNA tests show no match to him
Douglas Stewart Carter was sentenced to death that same year after a jury found him guilty of murdering Eva Olesen, an aunt of the Provo police chief at the time.
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Hasta luego, Trevor Lee. May justice arrive swiftly and surely.”
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+ Back in April, my invitation to speak at a college commencement was canceled because of the security issues created by the frenzy of elected officials who threatened to defund the school if I was the commencement speaker. Imagine my complete *lack* of shock when one of said elected officials was today charged with four felonies and resigned their position in the Utah legislature. (His crimes were about mortgage fraud). Hasta luego, Trevor Lee. May justice arrive swiftly and surely.
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
CD-02 contains the State Senate district that turned out its sitting Senator in the primary. He was also the president of the Utah State Senate. 👀
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Where I will be tonight!
CANDIDATE FORUMS
Learn About Your Candidates
House Districts 10 - 11 and Senate 5 September 28, 2026
7:15 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. - Main Library
Jim Alvey - 10
Rosemary Lesser - 10
Dave Calder - 11
Katy Hall - 11
C.J. Hernandez - Senate 5
Jill Koford - Senate 5
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Jacob S. Rugh @jakerugh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🔵Utah CD-02 is a rapidly left-trending district D +8 2020-24 (D +14 vs. USA Pres. R +6 swing) ⚠️UT-02 also site of huge voter revolt to proposed Stratos hyperscale data center 📈Polling + trends: UT-02 <R +18 2026 vs. R +31 in 2024 (~D +13 wave) Dem @petercrosby.bsky.social may reach 41%-49%👀
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Ben McAdams (The Resurrection Arc) @purrtah.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Okay so I have more information here on Utah House Races: •there’s polls that has the Dem for UT04(R+32.5) Jonny Larsen within the MoE and another where he is up by 10pts •UT03(R+41.3) has Dem internals doing surprisingly considering the district lean Take it fwiw
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
For those of you familiar with this guy.
ksl.com
Rep. Trevor Lee charged with fraud, resigns from Utah House
State Rep. Trevor Lee is accused of forging applications to get a loan for his new home. Lee resigned from his seat on Monday.
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
What inspired Rufo's podcast about "the Indian Question" was Bo French's outrageously racist tweet about Indian-American students celebrating at a UT football game. French is also the sort of racist who feels nostalgic for the white nationalist state of Rhodesia. bsky.app/profile/robe...
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I’d love to see the pre February 28 wargaming results for an attack on Iran carried out in the manner Hegseth and Trump subsequently executed it.
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Everyone on this Snapchat exchange should have their lives ruined.
Photo of Snapchat
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Donald Trump is a dangerous moron.
theguardian.com
Trump asked Xi Jinping if China would like to buy US weapons, American ambassador says
David Perdue’s remarks come after a Taiwanese minister spoke of the ‘severe’ military threat posed by Beijing to the self-ruled island
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I’m glad they are getting noticed!
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RShelby @rshelby.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.wsj.com/economy/trum...
wsj.com
The Moves That Backfired on Trump and Drove Interest Rates and Inflation Higher
The president’s own agenda has helped undermine promises to fix the economy and get the deficit under control.
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Mister.Nobody @ytregaws.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
““What’s happening in Richardson is about to happen all over the country, and people are finally going to believe us that having all these drones flying around is actually a big, big problem.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/u...
nytimes.com
It’s Raining Boxes: Amazon Drones Overwhelm a Texas Suburb (Gift Article)
In Richardson, a fleet of drones has started to deliver goods quickly. But the noise is drowning out life for some residents: ‘We can’t live like this.’
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“The healthcare system is broken but not for Roger Marshall. He’s profiting from it.”
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Kathy L Weiss @middlechildtake.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#AmericansLast: ‘Zombified’ #CDC, Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...
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‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.
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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Trump Proposes $810 Million in Education and Health Cuts, Defying Congress The attempted clawback represents the second time in as many years that the White House has sought to cancel funding approved by lawmakers.
nytimes.com
Trump Proposes $810 Million in Education and Health Cuts, Defying Congress (Gift Article)
The attempted clawback represents the second time in as many years that the White House has sought to cancel funding approved by lawmakers.
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is an enraging rationale for a law that forces women to endanger their health.
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“[The report] doesn’t completely absolve the school of responsibility, suggesting UVU could have done more and shouldn’t have ceded its authority to Turning Point USA.”
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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 26/09/2026
Employment growth in Provo outpaces much of the country in white-collar, blue-collar and service sectors, the report says. Read more: www.sltrib.com/news/2026/09/24/prov… 
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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 25/09/2026
Utah House Republicans are stepping up spending to protect a handful of seats in November. Over the past two weeks, the House GOP PAC and Speaker Mike Schultz's leadership PAC sent five-figure checks to incumbents in close races. Full breakdown at the link: utahpolitics.news/utah-house-r...
utahpolitics.news
Utah House GOP Pours Cash Into Tight 2026 Legislative Races
Utah House Republicans gave five-figure donations to to a handful of incumbents to defend seats in the 2026 legislative election.
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
GOP is gonna lose big and suddenly Moore gets bipartisanship religion.
deseret.com
Rep. Blake Moore says fiscal commission is key to reining in national debt
Utah congressman laid out his case for greater congressional oversight of federal spending during a forum at the University of Utah.
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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
👀
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‘Data senator’ ad prompts Frank Farry to send a cease-and-desist letter to his Democratic challenger in Bucks County
An attorney representing state Sen. Frank Farry (R., Bucks) called on Democrat Eileen Hartnett Albillar's campaign to retract the advertisement.
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
My response to today’s FB post from John Curtis calling for a GOP investigation into government corruption that he probably knows the GOP will never initiate.
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Senator Curtis, we see you enabling government corruption. Just last month you confirmed the openly corrupt Todd Blanche as Attorney General knowing he has refused to follow the law and release all the Epstein files and knowing Blanche also gave immunity to the Trump family businesses for IRS audits. You had two years to call out Trump's corruption but you're only jumping off the Trump train when your party is about to lose the midterms and not be able to cover up the corruption.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I don't think the United States should invade Cuba. This, to me, sounds like a bad idea. www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-gro...
cbsnews.com
U.S. military lays groundwork for potential action around Cuba
Some units would "possibly [be] needed in 90-120 days," according to an internal Army message reviewed by CBS News.
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epluribusfractum.bsky.social @epluribusfractum.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
NYT: Over the past two months, ICE arrested 100K. They went to churches, schools, grocery stores, hospitals, followed people into their homes. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...
nytimes.com
A Quiet ICE Surge That Unfolded ‘Everywhere All at Once’ This Summer (Gift Article)
A review of dozens of incidents caught on camera sheds new light on a largely invisible crackdown.
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Dan Davies @dsquareddigest.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"absolutely nothing. jack all, zip zero. thank god we wasted the robot's time rather than our own" www.wsj.com/video/what-7...
wsj.com
What 70,000 Hours of Conservative Podcasts Tell Us About the Midterms
A new in-house AI tool lets WSJ reporters analyze trends in online conversation to help understand the political mood of the country ahead of the midterm elections.
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Is it good to get 666 laughing emojis about your comment?
I like how people think that the president has control over the price of gas. It's the company's that are setting the price.
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Jess McCabe @jessmccabe.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I thought I had read enough about breastfeeding for a lifetime by the time I finished nursing my two, but the lack of research into how it works is both fascinating and infuriating www.thetimes.com/article/9e62...
thetimes.com
Why is breastfeeding so hard? Biology might finally have the answer
Could science explain why some women find feeding their child so traumatic? Melissa Denes meets the researchers finally taking lactation seriously
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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What Trump, Vance, and Republicans are doing to our military. 8 Sailors in U.S.S. Lincoln Strike Group Attempted Suicide, Navy Says
nytimes.com
8 Sailors in U.S.S. Lincoln Strike Group Attempted Suicide, Navy Says (Gift Article)
The aircraft carrier with its crew of about 5,000 sailors has spent more than 300 days at sea.
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“If you tackle the wrong guy, you don’t leave him on the ground bleeding and drive off. It’s like fleeing the scene of a crime.” Because it is a crime scene
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Kentucky State University shamelessly keeping its head down about this travesty: The school declined to comment: “Out of respect for the privacy of those involved, Kentucky State University does not have information to share.”
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Josh Lappen @jlappen1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This will surprise no one, but I love this article: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
bloomberg.com
Private Jets Have a Free-Rider Problem
If you try to take a free ride on, say, public transit in New York City, you’ll get in trouble with the law. If your mode of transportation is a private jet, on the other hand, there’s a high risk you...
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Every person who has worked military supply and logistics has a story
Scene from MASH. Radar shipping home a jeep one part at a time.
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Justin Fleenor 🔁 @justinfleenor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
WASHINGTON POST EXCLUSIVE: The White House cited anonymous quotes in defending its Politico ban. The White House was the source. GIFT ARTICLE:
wapo.st
The White House banned Politico, citing anonymous sources. It provided the quotes.
In a letter defending its ban of Politico, the White House critiqued a report based on a press call it conducted, where reporters were told not to name the speaker.
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